By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

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The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.

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We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us. ― Rabindranath Tagore

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If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.

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That side of our existence whose direction is towards the infinite that seeks not wealth, but freedom and joy.

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The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.

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Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

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You cannot cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

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The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but that makes our life in harmony with all existence. ― Rabindranath Tagore

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